Forestry Suppliers is a great company to deal with. Their soil test kits are the bomb.

DiyDave

10-29-2009, 09:21 PM

Try Gemplers.com, they will probably have FS' price beat by quite a bit. I just use the SS one, about 18", maybe 24", I don't have it in front of me to measure. Main thing is to keep it clean, so it ejects the core easily.:waving:

Kiril

10-30-2009, 08:15 AM

http://www.ams-samplers.com/

With respect to what kind, that depends on what you are doing with it and what type of soil you typically deal with.

grassman177

10-30-2009, 09:56 AM

kiril, yeah, you have joined our ranks again, have nto seen you in a long while. i have taken samples with my sod plugger many of times. takes like a 2.5 in round core by maybe 3-4 in depth. we happen to have it and it works great so just in case you needed something else to look at!

Dreams To Designs

10-30-2009, 10:10 AM

AM Leonard has a good selection of probes, and if you call and speak with nancy Rudy, you'll get a great price. A long probe works for those that don't like to bend and the step is a great feature for hard or difficult to penetrate soils.
http://www.amleo.com/index/item.cgi?

Kirk

RigglePLC

10-30-2009, 10:57 AM

Don't use my soil probe much. I just use a small trowel shovel. Quick. Easy. It also works fine for checking the soil for grubs. I am using the German made "Wolf" brand from Lesco. The cheap ones do not hold up for long.
http://www.amazon.com/WOLF-Garten-Narrow-Hand-Trowel-2912000/dp/B0002IX34A/ref=sr_1_39?ie=UTF8&s=home-garden&qid=1256911195&sr=1-39